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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S1E3 7.7
Rocket Club

When Franny loses her sense of boundaries and requests that Gary remove the locks from all the doors, Justin and his friends find time for themselves by creating the Rocket Club, which is their secret excuse to hang out and do whatever they want. Raja, however, does not fit in well with the group because he does not like the fact that all they do is nothing. He tries creating a real model rocket, which ends up getting the police involved.

#2
S1E7 7.6
Purple Heart

Much to the family's surprise, Raja begins smoking due to midterms stress. Meanwhile, Claire is heartbroken when Jeffrey breaks up with her and when Justin tries to cheer her up she embarrasses him in front of the kids at school. However, Claire soon finds herself trying to regain Justin's affections.

#3
S1E9 7.5
Junior Prank

When Raja is invited to join in on the yearly junior prank, Justin uses this opportunity to spend some time with the cool kids.

#4 Hunting S1E12 7.5
#5 Raja at Sixteen S1E18 7.5
#6 One Hundred Thousand Miles S1E14 7.4
#7 Homecoming S1E6 7.3
#8 Community Theater S1E13 7.3
#9 Help Wanted S1E5 7.2
#10 The Muslim Card S1E15 7.2

Lowlights

#18 S1E10 Church 6.3

After Raja claims that the local shopping center is like the Tolchucks' version of church, Franny decides that the family should begin attending church again. Justin abuses the power of prayer and Claire wants to go on the pill.

#17 The Metamorphosis S1E4 6.4
#16 No Man Is an Island S1E2 6.5
#15 My Musky, Myself S1E8 6.6
#14 Smutty Books S1E16 7.0

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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